The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-27
AN ADMIRABLE ADDRESS.
GEN. JAMES R. CHALMERS PER
FORMS HIS DUTY.
Resolutions of Regret over the Death
of the Hon. II. T. Elicit Elegantly
Presented to the Criminal Court
Some Mississippi History.

I''N' '''e
by Gen. James X. Chalmers. In his ac-
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ConlpanylhS remarks the glitcd speaker
reviewed some highly entertaining remin.
sciences and MISSISSIPPI history, winch the
rnarnhaya al Tho har ,roso,, Isto,ol 10 ,,,;tI,
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rapt attention. Following is
GEN. CHALMERS SPEECH:
II your honor please, rise IN obedience 10 in
structionS irom bar meeting. held IN mi, city on
The pa dny of October lSS7 Ia nSk ihat she rcsou
lions III The ncmbers of The lar iovcthcr with
thcsc of The cotton and Ncrrhants exchanecs and
Of the Jack sonan club which were ndopted AT thai
meeting ms Testimonials of our nenect Ear Incl
Judge Elicit may be spread on The minutes of this
hnnornbie rnurt
Henri Thnn,ns Fllct, ,v,s horn 4, s,,c,, n I
an the sth day oi March lSIo an1 dic,i'i, Mem
phis, Tenn, On the 18th dny ~ Octnbcr, iss7. as
was we'll snid Ly he Hon q ~ IIoskeii In MS eio
oncnt nr,aniJe 10 tho liar r,snlu,inns an tho
nnrr.snte oi assembled Thousands who Ind inst
listened 10 his cminently appropriate, eloquent
and patriotic address of welconc 10 The prcsldent
~ ne 4 nitcd states 'N'>'''' W Wv
He graduated with dIstinrtIon nj Princeton col
lege and aitrr having nltlncd "A license Ia nrnctice
Law moved Ia MiS,isslppl and becnine n citizen nf
that state 1hc spls III nnlItirnI discnrl hei1Ycen
the north and snuth had ibcn hccn sn,yn ana bnJ
Begun to rrrninnto. bnt had not ripcned inIo thnt
intolemnt sectional hatred which e,ontueliy ar,d
the hearts of northern and southern men s,,ninsi
eaoh nther- which ca,ne near uroJncIne l,n IN
iSji and which ten years Inter culminnicd I'm The
~
when Iicnry n rlic,t ca,nc a. Wi.sis.t,nf a,h ~,
NAM ycars of,ct young mon of cdnraiin irn, iba
north wcrc welcomed as citizens, and oitcn highly
bonorpd with official POSITIONS I'M thc south
, There ,,cr, ,hr,c cnin,ics In south Mississin,i
Adsns JcfI,snn nnI ,lnihornoNIyIny nat IN
each other each fronting ON The MlssisIppi river
then thc ,,.,i bishsav ~ travel and cnmmer,c'
each thcn ts5nn,,s foy H. nrIucii,n nj n.tii g,,li
cotton =" apd esch pS.srssIny n climate ,rher, The
~, a., ,t,, an, ~ io,li, iad,u ,.t,h he ,tah
.ertima M he ,nSSnoiia irsss prosing sron'
tsnaansi, In ~ G,si n,,J no v,s,. al % Iioriv
a., sc,,id ,,i,s G,rii,G v.s l cbans,,a anA
,r3nercnt Int tbs., mrs, cnnntlcs shcrc cams
i,hin " 80 @ f ~ IN, t,,, iii
,n,,,,s No., -, ti ,,,,h ~, 49,, 49, III IT,
ims,sln ss.sicd Win .s NY nthy =" s, hs'
wboae Gr,n .i ,nntrss r, sin ,",ns,, i,,I a. the
hst,lc al i,t,ii.t,,si ,i,',, al ,ei " lii
H. forrvrr mi I'll MIDI lie name nnI 6,', ~ Nj
sIssippi An th~ DAYS 81 ~ ipSi and poiiica nurity
p,rp,,ss AMI o,,itwan nt G In ,iarp G"8
fersnn mi liicii ~ 1iaihn,n,, Itn a.,
and rnost ,'ilei Inn,rr ~ ,i,s'. SOL : ps,,its
thc boon campanion md matches. or,tot who
made The nginr nj Nis.I.sinni f,u,nns AZ, M,
1ncechcs In ,nngr~s NJ b,t REPRESENTATIVE a.
frnm Maine Tie s,t,nd i,bn Anthn,,, n,,it,,an
thr hero oi Chapnltcpcc and of The Helen Tate of
the city Of Mrxicn. who WAS Aforementioned NJ a
chanocilor tovrruor and a u,r,ni"r nj t,,n,r,.s
FINN Mis.lssippI yns f,,tn Vow ynrt Mo tbirJ
ChArlcs Clnrl n yctrr,n ~ ,hr Mrxigan war a hem
shiloh and n1nip I'M ths c',, M For, iIud,,,. vhn
was the ina yar gpyrrnnt IN Wisstssin"i a,J ai,'r
wsnt 5i-tn,,t ~ h, ~, f Ky, ~, ~.
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go "a Wy, kyu';''4i,' 'i' bur ,hisllnii
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her Moi s,,i,, I'd ~ ~ ~ ,','' .,e ~, a'i ~
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say t6at h., ~. 49,, H. ,,i ~ A., suh, ''u ="
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r,lncc,y a. ,,g a., ',,i'n VA kianl NV
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volcano, hIs dazzling cnipti"ns Wen s.ii cons1n'
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shii .l'''t Nv" w i'N Mn Nltiue'N ul' asc,
mi grpiir tlsbt MIN NJ, n,'hEt ~ tuIv s
80. 500 ,'hn' utut M''i ultnl "uu l,M
a ~. ~. sih unailns tHulA'h,c anu un'
val,iluh nlc.luo'. unlll he mfhlnr pnie star IN
Y, Mn1, ny W., lesi OF 'he I,lng
M ,hs' ,a,. W d t,h W." sI,, un'',,us ,eiln,nN
~ us lat1t.sl oi uuln, virtue hnd grnincs,
.hans ,.,l Wy, ~ nv, ~ in,l VINO
herrc s,,nairis "f poieni stf,ie ami IA ~" , ~
NlINU IA NfH.l Loo III
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a. an ~ , 80 w, ~ ". 49, W
dash OF Cen guitmaS 1or tbnt in5'mi, M ,,s NV,
and unyiriTInv trrsrity ,'LiSt, ,,,s't 80, .'1,sl
sarsov. lb ts W'lill Ni,,,h Wnno NuN. 'lhtk
ms of ,,,i wv W. XIV ln ,lyaI
dspa.si6nnto ac,i"n he was rerhatS ihr sW,.,, ~,
oi either. u,e military anton anil da'h ~ ,,n
oui,fnan tnVni,,t M, a. - 80, ,, ", ~ ~.
tho d.rIns spirits y,bn tn $50 ,,,, 80, Nv ~" ~,
enpturr oi cuba that he Wss arrested h., ibg i',i
State ruy,tument while hs wa. t.oyrfnf of Mi,si.
pippi and tried I'M no limited sac, ,,,t =, ~, ,,
leans iof tbs ofgnsr Tbg ,i.iti,, .,,i,t, M -
Clad made him rfusc 10 allow ths Initei stats.
sippi asscnihei I'M The nat, b,,,., ", ~ w.,
meiaiely afifr our s,rt,nd, in ~ s , w, W.
ne va s afIy,gd BY thg iniled state, government
yort PULASKI Ind q Iilett t,,..,',j XXI ,, y,
that 'calmnc.s 81 sui" which Wa aid 1" H. AM,
sVer An brg i, 49, ", "i''.ah ui piahse
runtes uut Tr.Ttis. Ovi,r,s, ~, ~ , Y,ui
vcrc all rrrni men and men Who Inc 49,. 80 W..
sissippi viii lone d.ii.bt a, ,,,',, =, w
honsf Ilts sturiy XIV. To-, ",uV'n,.t and W
pianri IN Tie s1uih thgy ma o6iy t't 49,, H.,
our Fcnial sel lu rrthcr,d new ,trcng,b ,f,n ne
spresding br,prf,. si ~ h,'N ui,., ln,lt Wide
EN- isuiaTat.s 40 ~, .i i ttau'l ~ ll' SUM
that came within tier r,srb '''''A '''"'' '''' Az
m iS6 IuiI,, Tii,it 80, ,,,, a., ,,.,,. -.
nis.i..it,I al st ~ " va .,.t,i lo Songtcs nom
Iavls. WHO h,i ,r,I i \ VI 80, y, ~ s.u,i-nn
Dc y.f Mn, N,,i, "i hlr,iisippl 'Vlnniccn IN
purity of riiBu,ft,f ,tI ~ w., .' ~ ~ sputes
trrson ~, ny Me-, a. ~ tNl,,'Ne uealh'e ~
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srntirnnnu Il, ,, wv l'i"u.h lc a. the
caliei u, ~. t',,., .,,ii,h' W WITH ~ was
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fH rnlit.,i lt. anI ~, -. =, na,l lln llslc
Wafd doIlirri 80 Az ~, ..''y ,',.in he nll,t
0abluUt vbIh a.. 80 I,.1 a., ~ ~ -h''A
naVs uuHHr fr'.f 49,, ~ II .,,,ia ~ ttH' i.'u
Nhis Judo IILat IA 49,, "A n, iiut
H. litri Ir W...t,,i - , - Nv, ls'.lll,'l ullrt
Was gFf4#if al 49,. ~ NJ 80 ~ .''ll aNltt
ever fsiiIf|ati r,ntar. AMI ~ ~ a. a lt,nA,l lN
lliet id M fuii siigfs nj irly io M -
Wa y flrirt cinstrirtiop gtat, ris,,. ,.'I,.. h'
ana ~ such Wa ,iogt,i tn f," , 10y,